The Washington critic., 1887-12-14
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
How Senators and Members Want
Their Biographies Written Up.
THE COMING SOCIAL SEASON.
Dr. BrrciIart' Captured by the Mis-
trcss OF the White House.


trc-s OF the White House.
Saws Fred. Niusscy, in n late WASH
ington letter tu the Cincinnati Com
mcrcin- Gazette. Mrs Cleveland oX-
rpilcd hcr dcarlv-bclovcd lord and
hubby in demonstrations over the ap-
pcarancc OF Dr. Il. II. and Il. Burchard
She ERECTED him with every dcmonstra-
ton OF affection and regard. She shook
him hy both hands, and, drawing him
aside. or. as Bill Nyo says Of the buzz
saw. she took him apart and had two
minutes conversation, still holding his
hand. while the Doctor looked "tickled
to death" AZ last she let him go, with
the remark: "Now, remember, Doctor,
YOU are to como out and see us"
10 this the Doctor chccrfully as
spntcl and with u parting hand
shake with Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland both,
he fell into The impaticntly awaiting
line. and moved on. The rumor that
the Doctor has gone clear over into the
party OF "Rum, Romanism and Rebel
lion il pretty well authenticated. lie
could stand the negative attractions of
Grover Cleveland, but the bright eyes
and pretty face and line figure and fus-
cnating airs of Mrs. Cleveland We're, us
it is reported. too much for the tender
and emotional susceptiblities of the rev
ercnd evangelist. 1t was ever thus.
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SAYS Colonel l.. W. Ayres in his last
Sunday letter to the Kansas City Timcs
Society is making preparations to get
itself into the highly interesting condi-
ton so aptly described by Jenkins when
he says that it is "all agog." More
wealthy people will pass the season mere
than ever before, and they are people
who have desire not to be hid, hut
rather TO let others know that they are
around. With their people to "whoop
mp things" and Mrs. Whitney, who de-
lights in the dongs of the gay, to set the
pace in prominent circles, the social run
will be very liycly. There is no truth
in the report booming around the coun-
try that the low nuckcd dress will disap-
pear from the dazaiipg halls of society.
The bodies will be as low a5 they ever
were.
were. The low-ncckcd dress for balls and
receptions is the style in all social centers.
Possibly Mrs. Cleveland will wear high
ncckcd dresses, but nevertheless the
low-ncckcd dress will stay, and if Bishop
Whately were in Washington this win
ter and should go to one of the fashiona-
We usscmb,agcs, hd could, with perii-
nrc equal 10 that employed b} him
Il asked what.hc thought of the cos
u lack Of costume Of the women
oval rercrtion. e.cllin: Il never
anything like it since was
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Fred. Massey in the Cincinnati
.ui-Ga1ette; IL is well known
acnaturs and Congressman write
II Biographies that appear in the
ionnl Directory. This fact
them all tho more interesting,
sc.mon are allowed in II general
90 say what they please, but there
outy OF instances where the COM
If the directory las 10 do some
r. thorough pruning in the way Of
.tty and correction in the way of
crummar and photography. one
AraaBsas Congressman wrote in answer
&, lhc usual request what would have
flied dozen pages uf the directory. He
gave The full history of his and his wiie's
families, the characteristics Of his chii-
,rcn, the names of the husbands and
wives and children of those mar
licd, and introduced several illus
tratol sketches OF incidents in bear
and bcc and coon hunting. He intro
dGccd poem on spring written by his
second oldest son, gave the names of two
Young fellows, rivals for the hand of one
of his daughters named Pink, and de-
,,ril,,I tl,n IL l,n NIu emf ,,Y
over the question ot which she would
choose. The compiler cut the "bioera-
phy' down To eighty lines. Another
Member from Georgia described among
other things an aitliction he had en-
dared In the form OF skin disease, and
named the patent medicine manufac
iurcd in his state by which he was
cured, and advised all his prospectv,
brother Congressman to use the samt
medicine If they became similarly af
fccted. This advertisement was GU
out, of course, II performance tha
cut the Congressman of flom hand
some sum, probably, which he woulC
have received from the onterprsln.
firm of manufacturer Of the "bloo,
purifier" \ Kentucky Congressman
once in his biography described Il stool
farm owned by him, named the horses
gave their pGdigrcel, records and prices
Another Kcntuukinn mentioned, anon
other events of his cvcntful life, tn
number of fights hc had been in, an,
gave descriptions of two, in each o
which he had killed Il man, and CAV
the names of the men he had slaugh
tered. One Ohio man gave the numbe
Of sheep he owned, the fluctuations i
the prices Of wool in an elaborate tabl
and introduced Il strong protest agains
II reduction Of the duty on wool, all q
which was sacriiiccd. A Congressma
from Iowa sent in his biography i
verse, and very bad verse, too. Anotho
from the same state stated that he wa
living separate from his wife, but, in
detailed statement, laid all the blam
upon her, and appealed to his brothC
Congressman to overlook the matter
and TO the speaker not to allow himse
to be influenced by il in assigning hil
TO committees, YOu can make prett
fair estimate Of the men in Congress b
their Biographies, and ii is an interes
ing thing TO look them over.
saa
''Do you think Judge Gresham aspir,
tho Presidency" asked Il reporter
tho NeW Albany Ledger the other du
Ccac Of the Judges intimate friend
he Presidency Of the United States
ign position that | think there al
{ men of Judge Gresham's prom